Keep it short, writer

I apologise for the length of the letter. I would have written a shorter letter if I had more time.

Mark Twain/ George Bernard Shaw/ Voltaire/ Blaise Pascal/Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,/Winston Churchill/ Pliny the Younger, Cato/Cicero/Bill Clinton/Benjamin Franklin (These are just some of the authors credited with the saying (in its various formats).

The White Standard and why collaboration is essential

I am a white South African who grew up in a middle-class home, but when compared to the average South African, a highly privileged home, where private education, followed by university and a paid-for apartment were all part of expectation. I have never wondered where my next meal would come from. I have never had an illness, which I had to ignore due to no medical access.

A little smile goes a long way

I was fortunate enough to travel to very two different and alluring foreign cities, this past week – Paris and Abu Dhabi. On my return to Johannesburg, as I walked through the international arrivals terminal, I was awed by the stunning images of tourist spots of our own really beautiful country. The images were big, impressive and inviting. It was not the first time I have been blown away by the advertising that SA Tourism is responsible for. Another favourite isthe television advert targeting the international markets a few years ago.